Governor Bullock Comments To EPA On Proposed Clean Air Rules

Governor Bullock recently stated that while we need to address climate change, he has some concerns about the impacts of the proposed rules on Montana. His administration has identified a number of changes to the rules that would be required in order to create the potential for new jobs and economic opportunities in the state.

He highlighted three of the state’s comments to the proposed rules that, if the rules go forward, are vital to Montana's interests:

•         Flexibility for how the state can develop innovative solutions to comply with the rule;
•          Ensuring that Montana is credited with renewable energy generated in our state, even if that energy is exported to other states; and
•         Developing a more accurate baseline for setting emissions targets.

“Montana is going to be an energy leader for generations to come and we’re poised to create thousands of new jobs while protecting the ones we have,” Bullock said.  “I’m looking for realistic and commonsense solutions that work for Montana, expand our economy and protect our clean air and water – which is why we submitted these detailed comments.”